For The Record

The Chicago City Council voted to overturn a controversial two-year-old ban on serving foie gras by a vote of 37-6 with no debate. Mayor Richard M. Daley called the ban the "silliest" ordinance the council has ever passed. "It was a statement against animal cruelty, pure and simple," Alderman Joe Moore, the ban's original sponsor, said after the vote. "I hope we're done with this nonsense," said Doug Sohn, owner of Hot Doug's on the North Side; he was fined $250 in 2007 for a first-time offense of serving foie gras. Didier Durand, wearing a button that said "Quack if you like foie gras," said he would begin serving the dish at his restaurant, Cyrano's Bistrot, as soon as it becomes legal again later this month. More than a dozen countries, mostly in Europe, have banned production of the delicacy because the geese and ducks are force-fed to make their livers bigger.

Chicago's Plan Commission greenlighted a controversial proposal to relocate the Chicago Children's Museum to Grant Park, a move opponents fear will allow further private development on public land. After about nine hours of testimony and debate, commission members voted overwhelmingly in favor of the proposal to build a 100,000-square-foot, two-story structure below ground that would replace the museum's current facility on Navy Pier.

Tribune and CEO Sam Zell rejected the Illinois Sports Facilities Authority's plan to buy Wrigley Field and are pushing ahead to sell the ballpark together with the Chicago Cubs. Crane Kenney, Cubs' chairman, said the descriptive memorandum, also known as the financial books, would be available within "the next two weeks." That memorandum will give the half-dozen groups of prospective buyers their first detailed information about the Cubs and Wrigley.

A Cook County judge signed off on a settlement in the Latin School soccer field fight, forcing the Chicago Park District to start over with its plans for the property and costing the agency about $2 million in capital expenses and legal fees. A contract had entitled the private school to exclusive prime-time use of a soccer field it was building on public land.

Jurors began deliberations in the fraud trial of political fundraiser Antoin "Tony" Rezko. Mr. Rezko, 52, is charged with scheming with admitted political fixer Stuart Levine to pressure kickbacks from investment firms that sought to invest the assets of the Illinois Teachers' Retirement System.

Ending years of litigation, the U.S. Supreme Court cleared the way for Chicago to acquire and relocate a cemetery needed for the continued expansion of O'Hare.

Steppenwolf Theatre Company's Tracy Letts and the critically acclaimed drama "August: Osage County" received seven Tony Award nominations including best direction. The awards will be broadcast June 15.

Cablevision Systems is buying Long Island-based Newsday from Tribune for $650 million. Tribune will retain a 3% stake in a joint venture of Newsday and several related assets, including Newsday.com, some regional magazines and the free daily amNewYork.

Evanston Northwestern Healthcare plans to acquire Rush North Shore Medical Center in Skokie in a move that would expand its market presence in the north suburbs. It didn't disclose terms. The deal requires approval from state and federal regulators.

The University of Chicago unveiled plans for the Joe and Rika Mansueto Library, named after Morningstar CEO Joe Mansueto and his wife, who donated $25 million toward the reported $80-million cost. Also, the U of C is creating a $200-million economics institute to honor the late Milton Friedman, Nobel Prize winner and longtime faculty member. The institute will have a soft launch this fall.

First American Bank filed a foreclosure lawsuit to collect a past-due $18.7-million loan on the 1000 S. Michigan Ave. site where developer Warren Barr has planned a 40-story condo tower. Mr. Barr, president and CEO of Renaissant Development Group, said his company was in the process of remedying the default.

Brunswick will stop producing its Bluewater Marine brands and close a Newberry, S.C., plant that employs 175, citing a slowdown in the U.S. marine industry.

Mayor Daley appointed Michael Scott, who has headed the Chicago Park District and Chicago Board of Education, and Phil Fuentes, who owns five Chicago-area McDonald's franchises, to fill two five-year terms on the RTA's board of directors. . . . Walgreen named Wade D. Miquelon, 43, a Tyson Foods exec, finance chief. He replaces William M. Rudolphsen, 53, who will become senior vice-president and chief risk officer.